MGM Resorts: Harin Cyber ​​ko Ta'addanci?

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Written by Linda Hohnholz

Wani ɓangare na uku mara izini ya sami bayanan sirri na wasu abokan cinikin MGM waɗanda aka ruwaito a ranar 11 ga Satumba, 2023.

Shin ranar bada rahoton abin da ya faru na MGM yana da mahimmanci? Shin akwai ma'ana a bayan gaskiyar cewa wannan rashin tsaro ya faru ne a ranar cika shekaru 22 na harin 9 ga Satumba a Cibiyar Kasuwancin Duniya ta Amurka? Ko kuwa hakan ya faru ne kawai?

Hare-haren ta hanyar yanar gizo galibi suna yin laifi ne ko kuma na siyasa. Shin wannan harin na 9/11 na yanar gizo na iya samun dalilai na siyasa? Ko kuwa aikin laifi ne kawai aka ƙera don yin layi a aljihun maharan?

Ransomware Versus Ta'addanci

Ransomware sau da yawa ana kwatanta shi da ta'addanci, saboda kamar ta'addanci, ransomware yana mai da hankali kan maƙasudi masu laushi kamar muhimman abubuwan more rayuwa na farar hula, amma ba kamar ta'addanci ba, yana da kuzarin kuɗi da farko.

An yi imanin cewa ƙungiyar da aka sani da Scattered Spider ne ke da alhakin keta bayanan MGM. Wannan rukunin yawanci yana amfani da kayan fansa waɗanda ALPHV suka yi, kuma aka sani da BlackCat. Ƙungiya da ke bin al'ummar hacker ɗin ta yi iƙirarin cewa BlackCat ce ta lalata MGM ta amfani da LinkedIn don nemo bayanan ma'aikaci sannan ta shiga tattaunawa ta mintuna 10 tare da Taimakon Taimako.

Caesars Entertainment, wanda shi ma masu satar bayanai suka kai wa hari kwanan nan, ya biya miliyoyin daloli a matsayin kudin fansa kan harin da ya faru kwanaki kadan kafin ranar 7 ga Satumba.

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Hoton hoto na MGM Resorts

Hare-Hare Hare-Haren Dala Tiriliyoyin

Wadannan sabbin 'yan ta'adda na duniyar yanar gizo suna kashe kamfanoni biliyoyin daloli na bayanan IP da aka sace. Na farko, sun kai hari, sannan suna neman fansa, don haka suna ma'anar ransomware.

Ransomware malware ne wanda aka ƙera don hana mai amfani ko ƙungiya damar yin amfani da fayiloli akan kwamfutarsu. Ta hanyar rufaffen waɗannan fayilolin da neman biyan fansa don maɓallin ɓoye bayanan, mahaɗan cyberattackers suna sanya ƙungiyoyi a wuri inda biyan kuɗin fansa shine hanya mafi sauƙi kuma mafi arha don dawo da damar yin amfani da fayilolinsu.

Ƙungiyoyin Ransomware yawanci suna neman biyan kuɗi da yawa a cikin harin fansa na ɓarna biyu. Na farko yana samun maɓallan ɓoye bayanan, na biyu kuma yana tabbatar da cewa ba a fitar da bayanai ba, duk da haka, ba koyaushe ake dawo da bayanai ba. Ko da kamfani ya biya, babu tabbacin maharan za su dawo da bayanan ko ba da maɓallin ɓoye bayanan.

Baya ga kimanta $100 miliyan hasara akan gyare-gyaren kaddarorin da aka samu kafin riba, haraji, rage daraja, amortization, da haya don wuraren shakatawa na Las Vegas Strip da sauran ayyukan yanki, MGM na tsammanin za ta jawo cajin da ya kai kasa da dala miliyan 10 da ke rufe kashe kudi na lokaci guda kamar kudade na doka da tuntubar fasaha.

An yi ta yada cewa Caesars ya biya dala miliyan 15 daga cikin dala miliyan 30 na kudin fansa da Scattered Spider ya nema domin yin alkawarin tabbatar da bayanansa.

A cewar wani da ba a bayyana sunansa ba, MGM ya ki biyan bukatar kudin fansa da ya karba, wanda MGM bai tabbatar ko musantawa ba.

MGM Shugaba yayi magana

Abin da MGM ya ce shine A wata wasika zuwa ga kwastomomin sa akan gidan yanar gizon MGM wanda Shugaba da Shugaban MGM Resorts, Bill Hornbuckle suka sanya wa hannu, wanda a wani bangare ya bayyana haka:

“Kamar yadda aka ruwaito a baya, ƙwararrun ƴan wasan aikata laifuka kwanan nan sun ƙaddamar da hari ta yanar gizo akan tsarin IT na MGM Resorts. Mun ba da amsa cikin sauri, mun rufe tsarinmu don rage haɗari ga bayanan abokin ciniki, kuma muka fara cikakken bincike game da harin, gami da daidaitawa da hukumomin tilasta bin doka na tarayya da kuma yin aiki tare da masana harkokin tsaro na intanet. Yayin da muka samu tartsatsi a wasu kadarorinmu, ayyukan da abin ya shafa sun dawo kamar yadda aka saba, kuma an dawo da galibin tsarin mu. Mun kuma yi imanin cewa wannan harin na kunshe ne."

A cewar shugaban kamfanin na MGM Hornbuckle, babu lambar asusun banki na abokin ciniki ko bayanan katin biyan kuɗi da aka samu a cikin lamarin, amma masu satar bayanan sun saci wasu bayanan sirri da suka haɗa da sunaye, bayanan lamba, lambobin lasisin tuki, lambobin Social Security, da lambobin fasfo na wasu kwastomomi. wanda ya yi kasuwanci tare da MGM kafin Maris na 2019.

Shin Bayanin Abokin Ciniki Lafiya ne?

MGM Resorts ya ce bai yarda da kalmomin shiga na abokin ciniki, lambobin asusun banki, ko bayanin katin biyan kuɗi ya shafi wannan batu ba. Nan da nan bayan koyon wannan batu, MGM ta ɗauki matakai don kare tsarinta da bayananta, gami da rufe wasu tsarin IT. An fara gudanar da bincike cikin sauri tare da taimakon manyan masana harkar tsaro ta yanar gizo yayin da MGM ke haɗin gwiwa tare da jami'an tsaro. 

MGM Resorts sun sanar da abokan cinikin da suka dace ta imel kamar yadda doka ta buƙata kuma an shirya don samarwa waɗancan abokan cinikin sabis ɗin sa ido na ƙirƙira da sabis na kariyar shaida ba tare da tsada ba.

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Linda Hohnholz

Edita a shugaba don eTurboNews bisa ga eTN HQ.

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